NEWS -^ VIEWS 



600 Women -AttenJ 



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oLuncneon in L^nicaao 



FARM women in the Chicago area 

 have pretty definite opinions on 

 questions affecting their families ac- 

 cording to their answers to a recent 

 questionnaire. 



The questions were submitted to 600 

 women attending a luncheon during 

 the Pure Milk Association meeting at 

 the Hotel Sherrrun in Chicago, March 

 12. 



Greatest division of opinion was on 

 the question as to whether farmers 

 should be covered by the federal social 

 security act. Social security for farmers 

 was opf>osed by 45 per cent of the 

 women and favored by 40 per cent. 



They were most emphatic on the 

 question: "Do you think that most 

 people understand the importance of 

 dairy farming to the prosperity of the 

 whole nation.'" Only 5 per cent 

 thought so; 95 per cent said "no." 



The women disagreed sharply with 

 the recent pronouncement of the OPA 

 that recent wage increases in industry 

 would not increase the cost of living. 

 Only 15 per cent agreed with the 

 OPA ; 85 per cent said the wage in- 

 creases would increase the cost of 

 living. 



Fifty per cent of the women thought 

 there was a real opportunity for return- 

 ing veterans on the farm. Of the other 

 half at the luncheon, 25 per cent dis- 

 agreed and 25 per cent were undecided 

 and didn't vote. 



Wives of dairymen showed pride in 

 their position in the nation's economic 

 picture by a strong "yes" vote on the 

 question, "Would you advise your son 

 to become a dairy farmer?" Seventy- 

 five per cent said they would and 20 

 per cent said they would not. 



Other questions on the sheet in- 

 cluded : 



"Are the school facilities in your 

 community adequate?" Yes, 35 per 

 cent. No, 50 per cent. 



"What is the most serious problem 

 on your farm today?" Machinery 

 shortage, 55 per cent. Labor shortage, 

 45 per cent. Feed shortage, 20 per 

 cent. 



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Pure Milk Asaociation women applaud a at Hotel Sherman in Chicago, March 12. 

 speaker during annual meeting luncheon Six hundred women were present. 



"Do you believe women should hold 

 office in cooperatives?" Yes, 55 per 

 cent. No, 35 per cent. 



"Do you believe the average bride is 

 sufficiently trained as a homemaker?" 

 Yes, 30 per cent. No, 70 per cent. 



"Do you favor using government 

 funds to furnish hot school lunches?" 

 Yes, 65 per cent. No, 20 per cent. 



"Do you believe milk production 

 records are worth the work involved?" 

 Yes, 75 per cent. No, 10 per cent. 



"Do you favor compulsory military 

 training for boys reaching age of 18?" 

 Yes, 35 per cent. No, 65 per cent. 



"Do you favor compulsory or vol- 

 untary planned prepaid health insur- 

 ance?" Compulsory, 10 per cent. Vol- 

 untary, 70 per cent. 



"Do you think consumers who un- 

 derstand subsidies want government to 

 continue to pay part of their grocery 

 bill?" Yes, 10 per cent. No, 65 per 

 cent. 



"Do you want PMA to continue its 

 efforts to get price ceilings increased 

 enough so that dairy subsidies can be 

 ended?" Yes, 90 per cent. No, none. 



"Do you believe it possible to get 

 farm women more interested in cooper- 

 atives and in knowing how govern 

 ment legislation affects farmers?" Yes, 

 70 per cent. No, 5 per cent. 



Four members were honored at the 

 annual Grundy county Home Bureau 

 meeting recently for perfect attendance 

 since the county was organized in 1939- 

 They were: Mrs. Ethel Hansen, Mrs. 

 Leda Reeves, Mrs. Olga Peterson and 

 Mrs. Mary Kuhn. 



Lfwo if lore L^ountu 



U'arm iJSureaui J-^lan 



J-or 4-^^ l^luo J^omei 



Two more county Farm Bureaus are 

 reported making preparations to estab- 

 lish permanent exhibition grounds and 

 headquarters for their county 4-H 

 clubs. 



Livingston County Farm Bureau has 

 (Hirchased 21 acres of timberland two 

 miles northwest of Pontiac and has 

 opened a campaign to raise $15,000 for 

 the development of the park. 



McHenry county plans to make a 

 4-H Club home on the old fair grounds 

 east of Woodstock and already has 

 accepted the offer of the county board 

 of supervisors leasing the eight acres 

 to the club for 99 years at an annual 

 rental of |1. 



Farm Adviser W. H. Tammeus said 

 the McHenry club intended to build a 

 show ring and barns for agricultural 

 clubs and an exhibit hall and audito- 

 rium. Buildings and grounds will be 

 rented to corrununity organizations to 

 help defray the expense of mainte- 

 nance. 



Livingston county plans to beautify 

 the 4-H Club park and intends to use 

 the grounds for judging contests, pic- 

 nics, sport events and agricultural 

 shows. 



Two new Home Bureau units have 

 been organized in Peoria county bring- 

 ing the total to 20. 



L A. A. RECORD 



APRIL. 194 



